Novus International had the opportunity to award excellence in animal science education at the recent Joint Animal Meeting 2010 (JAM 2010) held in Denver. Publicized as one of the largest animal science meetings ever, JAM 2010 included the membership of the Poultry Science Association (PSA), American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) and the Asociación Mexicana de Producción Animal (AMPA).

Dr. Gary Allee (right), University of Missouri Professor of Swine Nutrition, was presented with the Novus International 2010 Distinguished Professor Award by Novus VP of research and development Dr. Chris Knight.

“Dr. Allee has been a major influence on the Novus Graduate Scholars Program,” Knight said. “We feel a deep responsibility to transfer the knowledge and technology we gain to people around the world to improve agricultural practices in their local communities. Dr. Allee has been willing to help us transfer this knowledge and has even traveled abroad with Novus researchers.”

Dr. Dennis Ingram, Associate Professor at Louisiana State University’s School of Animal Sciences, was presented with the prestigious Poultry Science Association (PSA) Novus International Teaching Award. The award is the top honor for exceptional teaching by the association. “The goal with this award is to recognize poultry faculty members whose sustained excellence inspires their colleagues, incite academic curiosity and raises student awareness as to the impact their future careers will have on the larger world,” said Dr. Scott Carter, Global Poultry Market Manager, Novus International. In addition, Carter says they were thrilled that Novus’s Technical Manager, Andrew “Drew” Giesen was named a PSA Fellow, which recognizes members of the Poultry Science Association for professional distinction and contributions to the field of poultry science without concern to longevity.

Novus also recognized three graduate students for the Graduate Student Poster Competition Awards. The posters were presented during the technical sessions for the Graduate Student Poster Presentation Competition and each winner received a check and a certificate from Novus.